In 2023, the number of arrests for drug-related offenses amounted to approximately **** thousand cases, skyrocketing from approximately *** thousand cases in the previous year, as well as recording the all-time high. Overall, drug-related arrest cases showed an increasing trend as the years passed.
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KOSIS. (July 12, 2024). Number of arrests for drug-related crime in South Korea from 2011 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/629382/south-korea-drug-related-arrests/
KOSIS. "Number of arrests for drug-related crime in South Korea from 2011 to 2023." Chart. July 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629382/south-korea-drug-related-arrests/
KOSIS. (2024). Number of arrests for drug-related crime in South Korea from 2011 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629382/south-korea-drug-related-arrests/
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KOSIS, Number of arrests for drug-related crime in South Korea from 2011 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629382/south-korea-drug-related-arrests/ (last visited July 26, 2025)
Number of arrests for drug-related crime in South Korea from 2011 to 2023 [Graph], KOSIS, July 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/629382/south-korea-drug-related-arrests/
